First train en route from China to Afghanistan
Representatives of the railways of Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, China and Kyrgyzstan have signed an agreement to create a new economic corridor between their countries. It is being launched on a trial basis with a maiden train loaded with commercial goods. The train started in... mehr
ANA: faster insights with artificial intelligence
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will be the launch customer for Boeing's Insight Accelerator (IA), a new cloud-based digital solution employing artificial intelligence to improve operational efficiency and avoid high impact service disruptions. While the latest generation of... mehr
New cargo airline in Vietnam
Vietravel Airlines officially signed a cooperation agreement on investment and development of air cargo services (Vuair Cargo). With the intention to diversify products and complete the ecosystem of Vietravel Corporation, Vietravel Airlines and Asean Cargo Gateway (ACG)... mehr
Newcastle Airport chooses Aileen Wallace
Aileen Wallace has been appointed as cargo business development manager at Newcastle International Airport – working with businesses and other key stakeholders across the region to further develop cargo services from the airport in the Northeast of UK. Wallace brings over 25... mehr
Autonomous trucks soon on Europe's roads
Truck manufacturer Iveco and technology company Plus have successfully completed the first phase of their autonomous truck pilot project with tests on closed routes. Now the next stage of development is being prepared for the S-WAY vehicle with Level 4 technology: The first... mehr
Cargo-Partner: Viva Mexico!
Cargo-Partner has opened a new branch office in Mexico City. The company set up its first representation in Mexico in September 2021 with an agents’ liaison and key account support office in Puebla, serving one of its key customers from the automotive industry. The new... mehr
Cooperation enhanced
South Korean Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Ceva Logistics, an affiliate of CMA CGM, are tightening their relationship and increasing the level of collaboration. The new agreement, which will last into 2025, builds on the two companies existing cooperation and brings Ceva’s... mehr
Two Chinese musketeers
In an alliance between a local and an overseas player, Quanzhou Ansheng Shipping and China United Lines (CU Lines), have assigned twelve large vessels of over 20,000 teu. The units will be deployed on both transpacific and Asia-Europe lanes. After entering into the... mehr
Aapa expands government relations team
The American Association of Port Authorities (Aapa) — the unified voice of seaports in the Americas — is welcoming Jen Armstrong and Matt Wiggins to manage Aapa's navigation policy and infrastructure portfolios, respectively. Armstrong will oversee seaport waterside... mehr
Slump across the board?
Reuters reports that Fedex lost approximately USD 12.5 billion in market capitalisation after it withdrew its original financial forecast on 16 September 2022 and predicted a USD 500 million drop in turnover for 2022. However, some bank analysts did not agree with Fedex’s... mehr